Brown was full of solid one-liners during Friday’s commencement speech.

Here are some of the best:

— Before the BCS Championship Game against USC in January 2006: "Let me give you some advice that’s going to change your life, but it’s also going to help you win the game tonight."

And here’s what he had to say:

On being introduced for Friday's speech: “Sounds like I’m old, doesn’t it? Gosh, that’s a lot of stuff. Mother wrote that well though.”

— “What a wonderful day. Thank your parents and your grandparents. Parents don’t think at all that this is the end of the money. It’s not. I’m a grandparent. As long as you’ve got money, they will show.”

— “This isn’t going to be painful; I’m going to be quick. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about being a speaker: you need to stand tall so you can be seen, you need to be loud so you can be heard and you need to be really brief so you can be appreciated.”